Bringing the book to the screen in style

Rating: 9/10 (2 November 2001)

Cornelius Ryan's book "The Longest Day" was a masterpiece of writing, and the screen adaptation was no less of a masterpiece. The Sixties saw a lot of star-studded war movies (The Great Escape, The Dirty Dozen, etc.), yet this may have been the most ambitious of them all. I would highly recommend reading the book. It will make you appreciate the movie even more. The same can be said about "A Bridge Too Far", also written by Cornelius Ryan. Read the book, and then watch the movie again.